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China’s Push for a New Global Order Brings Xi Jinping to Europe

The Chinese president has carefully chosen three countries — France, Serbia and Hungary — that to varying degrees embrace Beijing’s push for a new global order.

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China Is Buying Gold Like There’s No Tomorrow

The global price of gold has reached its highest level ever as Chinese investors and consumers, wary of real estate and stocks, buy the metal at a record pace.

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Dozens Arrested at U.Va. as Others Show Defiance at Commencement

At least 25 were arrested at the University of Virginia and a graduation ceremony at the University of Michigan was briefly disrupted by protesters.

 

The protests against Israel’s war in Gaza are the latest in a tradition of student activism dating back six decades.

7 min read

Parts of Gaza Are in ‘Full-Blown Famine,’ U.N. Aid Official Says

Cindy McCain, the director of the World Food Program, said starvation is entrenched in northern Gaza and is “moving its way south.”

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Children with hands outstretched toward food vats.

Jerry Seinfeld Can No Longer Be About Nothing

The comedian, long beloved for his apolitical riffs, has been wrestling with what it means to be Jewish amid the Israel-Hamas war. Not everyone is pleased.

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Jerry Seinfeld, in a dark sport coat and a white shirt open at the collar, sits on a sofa on what appears to be a TV set with a bright blue background.

Frank Stella, Towering Artist and Master of Reinvention, Dies at 87

Mr. Stella moved American art away from Abstract Expressionism toward cool minimalism. His explorations of color and form were constantly on exhibit.

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He sat for a portrait sitting on an upholstered chair, where one elbow is propped on an arm of the chair and holding his fist against his cheek. He had gray hair and wore eyeglasses and an insulated vest over a blue plaid shirt.

Trump’s Scandals Captivate the Courtroom, but the Case Hangs on Dry Details

Prosecutors started their criminal case against Donald Trump with eye-catching and lurid stories, but the heart of the matter is invoices and ledger entries.

7 min read

Donald Trump at the defendant’s table.

Was the Stone Age Actually the Wood Age?

Neanderthals were even better craftsmen than thought, a new analysis of 300,000-year-old wooden tools has revealed.

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Five long throwing sticks or spears made from wood on a black background.

Mystik Dan Wins the 150th Kentucky Derby in a Photo Finish

The underdog entered the race with 18-1 odds, and won by a hair over Sierra Leone and Forever Young.

From The Athletic

The Kentucky Derby may be celebrating a milestone this year, but the hats are the real stars of the show.

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Analysis

Just How Dangerous Is Europe’s Rising Far Right?

Anti-immigration parties with fascist roots and uncertain commitments to democracy are now mainstream. Could they really overturn democratic rule in Europe?

8 min read

A Battle Over Beer Split a Texas Town’s Biggest Party

Muenster, Texas, has hosted a German-heritage festival for nearly 50 years. But then some locals rebelled.

5 min read

Dancers in lederhosen, with partners in blue hoop skirts and black tops, dance in a hall.

What to Watch and Read

Opinion

Daniel Trilling

Britain Embarks on an Exercise in Cruelty

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The Exit Interviews: 12 Departing Lawmakers Tell Us What Congress Is Really Like

These are their exit interviews.

Maureen Dowd

Maureen Dowd

The Three Faces of Don

4 min read

Daniel Currell

This Is Peak College Admissions Insanity

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Nicholas Kristof

Nicholas Kristof

One Photo That Captures the Loss in Gaza

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Ross Douthat

What Medical Stories Do We Trust?

4 min read

John McWhorter

John McWhorter

The Columbia Protests Made the Same Mistake the Civil Rights Movement Did

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Stephen G. Adubato

When Closing a Very Small Campus Is a Very Big Deal

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Chief Counsel at R.N.C. Pushed Out After Two Months on the Job

Charlie Spies, a veteran election-law specialist, had been under attack since soon after joining the Republican National Committee in March.

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Canada Arrests Show Alleged Gang Role in India Intelligence Operations

India’s external spy agency has been accused of using criminal networks to carry out operations in South Asia. Is it now doing the same in the West?

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Teenager Fatally Shot by Australian Police After He Stabbed a Man

The episode occurred just weeks after two major stabbing attacks in the country. The teen had been under monitoring for having extremist tendencies.

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Last of Escaped Zebras Captured With White Bread, Oats and ‘Positivity’

A zebra named Sugar was captured on Friday after being on the loose in Washington State for nearly a week.

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